THE PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Patrick J. West, Pastor 

Rev. James Hughes, Parochial Vicar Rev. William A. Smith, In Residence 

Rev. John O’Neill, I.V.D., Weekend Associate Deacon Juan J. Zhagñay, Permanent Deacon 

Mr. Augusto Lucero, Religious Educa on Director Mrs. Karen Sherlock, Outreach Director 

Mr. Gerardo Vera, Plant Manager Mr. Ma hew LaBanca, Music Director

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH

Marriage/Matrimonio:

Marriage arrangements must be made at least six months in advance with one of the Priests of the Parish. Call the rectory for an appointment.

Español: Sacar cita con el Sacerdote seis meses antes de la fecha elegida, para varias entrevistas y compilación de documentos.

Devotions:

Divine Mercy: Fr iday at 3:00 PM/Chapel.

Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confesiones:

Saturday/Sábado: 4:00 PM until 4:45 PM and any time by appointment / durante la semana previa cita.

Baptism/Bautismo:

English: 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:45 PM. Parents must register with child’s birth certificate at the Rectory prior to instruction which is held on the 1st Sunday of the month after the 8:45 AM Mass.

Español: Tercer Sábado de cada mes 1:00 PM. Preparación domingo anterior después de misa de 11:00 AM. Para mayor información llamar a la rectoría.

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

For information please call: 718 894-4888

CEMENTERIOS CATÓLICOS

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Chapel of Saint Philomena

31‐31 60th Street, Woodside, NY 11377

31‐30 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377 Rectory ~ Phone: 718-278-8114 ~ Fax: 718-278-3619 ~

Food Pantry: 718-721-2774

Web site: ccwoodsideny.org E‐Mail: corpuschris @ccwoodsideny.org

Pastor E‐Mail: ccpastor@ccwoodsideny.org

Rectory Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00AM - 8:30PM ~ Saturday: 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Sunday - Office Closed

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday/Sábado: 5:00PM 6:30 PM Español, Sunday/Domingo: 8:45AM 11:00AM Español, 12:30PM Filipino Mass 2:00PM ‐ 4th Sunday

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday ‐ Saturday:     8:00AM Lunes: 7:30PM Español First Friday/Primer Viernes: 7:30PM

Blvd Gardens Mass 10:30AM—First Wednesday

We are grateful for your generous gift in gratitude for all of God’s blessings. Your gift makes the ministries of our Parish possible. Collection for September 9-10:

2017 2016 Offertory: $ 4749 $ 4603 Maintenance: $ 937 $ 721 Catholic University $ 726 $ 713

Thank you for your generosity

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SATURDAY - September 16th

5:00 PM + Nancy & Luke A. Foye, Sr. + 6:30 PM + Abelardo Mercurio Franscisco + SUNDAY - September 17th

8:45 AM + Richard Faga + 11:00 AM Cumpleaños del Padre William Smith + Salvatore J. Salemi + Ester Calderon +Leonor Toro Vinuezo - 5th Anniversary + + Rodolfo Diaz 12:30 PM Geoge Jacik - living MONDAY - September 18th 8:00 AM + Arlene Kelly + 7:30 PM Nieves Ceniza - 80th Birthday TUESDAY - September 19h

8:00 AM + Veronica Kelly + WEDNESDAY - September 20th

8:00 AM + William Kelly + THURSDAY - September 21st

8:00 AM + Theresa Stroligo + FRIDAY - September 22nd 8:00 AM + Patrick Kelly + SATURDAY - September 23rd 8:00 AM + Catherine & Patrick Gorman+ 5:00 PM + Margaret & John Baxter + 6:30 PM + Wong Siu Gen & Lam Sut On + SUNDAY - September 24th

8:45 AM + Thomas Zierau + 11:00 AM Hubert & Joyce Gomes + Doris Marrero + + Juan Bautista Quizpi - 3rd Anniversary + 12:30 PM + John Barnwell +

Efrain Acosta Alvarado Family Juan Bautista Bullon Family Isabela Colombo Deborah Cruz Marica Faga Valerie Flynn Maria Kim Ralph Gil Hilda Gomez Arthur Gualtieri Edelmira Guzman Josephine Haber Cecelia Hernandez James Keegan

Maria Kim Jean LaBonte Robert Luzzie Todd Martin Patricia Frain Murray Christopher Moore Cira Mota Robert Nieves Delena Maria Ramirez Maria Isabel Ramierez Judith Rodriguez Larry Stimpfel Al Strobl Nancy Strobl Olga Elena Uidal

The American flag flying over the church during the month of September is in

memory of

The Victims of the

September 11, 2001

Attacks

HOLY CROSS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

CHURCH

Invites you to their Ukrainian Fes val

Sunday, September 17, 2017

12:00 Noon

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Astoria, NY 11106

(718) 932‐4060

Enjoy tradi onal Ukrainian Music and Songs.

Tradi onal Food will be served:

Varenyky, Holubtsi, Kovbasa, Borsch

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SENIOR CLUB We welcome back all of our Seniors and hope that everyone

had a good summer. Our Seniors seemed to be glad to “get back to business” while telling stories about their summer. Annual dues ($5) will be collected the first week of October.

FOOD PANTRY Thank you all for your generous donations. The next workshop will

be held at 10 am in the dining room next to the chapel on September 20th,

Needed: Soup

We would like to honor our veter-ans by flying a flag in their honor or their memory

on our flagpole. If you have an American flag at home that you would like to lend to the par-ish in memory of or in honor of a loved one, please bring it to the rectory. We will fly it for one month and then return the flag to you. The name of your loved one will appear in the bulletin for the month his or her flag is dis-played.

OUTREACH NEWS

Free SHSAT PRACTICE EXAM with the Princeton Review at the Queens Broadway Li-brary on Saturday, September 23 at 10 am. In person registration is required at the Broadway Library prior to the exam. Take advantage of this free, full length practice test to find out how you might score on the real thing!

English Charismatic Prayer Group

The Prayer Group is taking a summer break. Please watch the bulletin to see

when their meetings will resume.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

First Reading - — Turn to the L , who is generous in forgiving (Isaiah 55:6-9).

Psalm — The Lord is near to all who call upon him (Psalm 145).

Second Reading — Live your lives in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a).

Gospel — The last will be first, and the first will be last (Matthew 20:1-16a).

SAN LORENZO RUIZ

FEAST DAY

Corpus Chris Church

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Mass at 2:00 PM

Please join the novena to San

Lorenzo Ruiz from September 15– 23

At 7:00 PM in the church

For more informa on, please call:

Cielo ‐ 646‐422‐9873

Tet ‐ 646‐239‐0376

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LECTURAS DEL PROXIMO DOMINGO Primera lectura - Así como el cielo está muy alto por encima de la tierra, así son los caminos y los pensamientos de Dios sobre los nuestros (Isaías 55:6-9).

Salmo — El Señor está cerca de todos los que lo llaman (Salmo 145 [144]).

Segunda lectura — Cristo se magnificará a través de mí, sea que yo viva o que muera (Filipenses 1:20c-24, 27a).

Evangelio — Los últimos serán los primeros y los primeros serán los últimos (Mateo 20:1-16a).

Queremos honrar a nues-tros veteranos volando una bandera en su honor o su memoria en nuestro asta de bandera. Si usted

tiene una bandera americana en casa que le gus-taría prestar a la parroquia en memoria de o en honor de un ser querido, por favor traerlo a la rectoría. La volaremos por un mes y luego le de-volveremos la bandera. El nombre de su ser que-rido aparecerá en el boletín del mes en que se muestra su bandera.

Celebración en Honor a

las

Vírgenes Pa-tronas de América

15 de Octubre

Misa a las 11:00 AM

Nuestra celebración Anual en honor a las Vírge-nes Patronas de América será El Domingo, 15 de Octubre del 2017 a las 11:00 AM. Todos están invitados a unirse con sus compatriotas, para hacer de esta día un encuentro de fe. Después de nuestra celebración eucarística, nos reuniremos en el audi-torio para compartir la cultura, la tradición y los platos típicos de cada país.

`Este año, en honor a nuestro 80 aniversario, cele-braremos la diversidad de toda nuestra parroquia. Además de los países representados por nuestra comunidad latina, también contarán con alimentos de otras culturas de las que provienen nuestros fe-ligreses. Únete a nosotros en este día especial en el que honramos a nuestra Santísima Madre y damos gracias a Dios por el don de nuestra parroquia.

Celebration of Mary

Patroness of America

Sunday, October 15

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM in the gym

This year, in honor of our 80th anniver-sary we will celebrate the diversity of our parish. In addition to the countries repre-sented by our Spanish community we will also feature foods from other cultures that our parishioners come from. Join us for this special day in which we honor our Blessed Mother and thank God for the gift of our parish.

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La Legión De María

Invita a toda la comunidad al

Rosario Pro Vida todos los segundos

Sábados de cada mes después dela

Eucaristía de los 8:00 AM

REGISTRATION for September classes

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFYING FAMILIES

Por favor continúe haciendo sus pagos a Generations of

Faith. Si mantenemos nuestros pagos ac-tualizados, proveeremos para las necesi-dades de nuestros sacerdotes mayores y para los programas del ministerio juvenil de la diócesis.

Los ensayos para el Coro de niños comienzan el lunes 25 de sep-tiembre, en el centro parroquial. Coro de Niños se reúne a las 6:30 pm, y está abierto a los niños de grados 3 o superior.

Los ensayos para Coro de Campanas comenzaran el lunes 25 de septiembre, en el centro parroquial. Co-ro de Campanas se reúne a las 7:30 pm, y está abierto a adultos y niños, Grado 4 en adelante. Ambos niños y Coro de campanas servirán en la misa de las 8:45 am, y participaran en otras litur-gias durante el año. Constate el señor Mateo LaBanca, director musical para obtener más información.

Adult Choir r esumed on Sunday, September 10. Youth Choir r esumes Monday, September 25. Bell Choir resumes Mon-day, September 25.

Are you a new or returning member? Come join us!

Adult Choir sings at the 12:30 pm Mass, and rehearses Sundays at 11am in the parish center. Youth Choir meets Mondays at 6:30 pm in the parish center, and sings at the 8:45am Mass. Open to youth (Grade 3 and up.) Bell Choir meets Mondays at 7:30 pm, and “rings” at the 8:45am Mass. Open to adults and children Grade 4 and up. *This group is a won-derful family activity, designed for parents and children to play and sing together. See Mr. Matthew LaBanca, Music Director, for a schedule and more information.

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2017 -2018 REGISTRACIÓN PARA CATECISMO

Las inscripciones ya están en marcha para las clases del próximo año de Catecismo. La ins-

cripciones serán en la rectoría 9 am-3pm de lunes a viernes.

Honorarios de matriculación

1 niño -75.00 2 o más-$ 100.00

Domingo, 17 de septiembre La Escuela Dominical comienza el

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EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA PARA ADULTOS RITO DE INICIACIÓN

PARA ADULTOS

Los adultos que estén interesados en recibir los sacramentos del Bautismo, Eucaristía y Confirma-

ción están invitados a participar en un viaje de fe al cual nos referimos como el Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos.

Cualquier persona interesada en estas clases debe hablar con el Padre West, Padre Jim, el Diácono Juan o el señor Augusto Lucero en la rectoría.

Estamos ansiosos por atenderle y ayudarle a prepararse para los sacramentos y profundizar su relación con el Señor.

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2017 –2018 SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION

Registration is now underway for Sunday School classes. Registration will take place in the rectory from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday thru Thursday.

Registration Fee 1 child -$75.00

2 or more—$100.00

Sunday School begins Sunday, Sept. 17

Please register Now!

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RITE OF CHRISTIAN

INITIATION FOR ADULTS

Adults who are interested in receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation are invited to participate in a faith journey that we refer to as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.

Our Adult classes in the faith are held on Sunday morning after the 8:45 AM Mass. Anyone interested in these classes should speak to Fr. West, Fr. Jim, Fr. O'Neil, Deacon Juan or Mr. Lucero at the rectory.

We are anxious to assist you and help you prepare for the sacraments as you deepen your relationship with the Lord.

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